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Noun: fire ant  fI(-u)r ant
  1. Omnivorous ant of tropical and subtropical America that can inflict a painful sting
    "Children were warned to avoid the fire ant mounds in the schoolyard"

Derived forms: fire ants

Type of: ant, emmet, pismire

Part of: genus Solenopsis, Solenopsis

Encyclopedia: Fire ant